BUDGET: Parking charges and residential parking permits set to rise

Joel Lamy

Under new budget proposals, Peterborough City Council is proposing to increase daytime car parking fees in off-street car parks that offer all-day rates.

This means that all-day parking in the Wirrina, Dickens Street and Pleasure Fair Meadow car parks would increase to £4 per day.

Dickens Street is currently charging £2.50 for all day parking, while the other two are currently charging £3.

All other daytime car park rates will remain unchanged.

It is also proposed to increase evening off-street parking charges at council car parks from £1.50 to £2 for any period between 5pm and 7am.

And charges are proposed to increase on-street car parking from £1.10 to £1.50, however these spaces will remain free overnight between 6.30pm and 8am.

An increase to the cost of residential parking permits - frozen since 2009 - has also been proposed. This will mean the cost of an annual permit will increase from £19 to £25 in 2017/18 and rise to £30 from 2019/20. There will also be increases to a six month permit, business permit and visitor scratchcards.

The council is budgeting to make an extra £168,000 from parking charges in 2017/18.